Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Walter's Automotive Group Drawing to Help Loma Linda U Children's

Walter's Automotive Group of Riverside is offering the grand prize in a $100-per-ticket drawing to benefit Loma Linda University Children's Hospital, a hospital spokesman said.

"Only 1,000 tickets will be sold at $100 per opportunity ticket, with all proceeds benefiting the non-profit Children's Hospital," spokesman Herbert Atienza said in a statement.

The drawing will be held at 2 p.m. Friday Aug. 24 at Walter's Automotive, 3213 Adams St., a receptionist for the dealership said Monday.

Walter's Automotive Group owners Steve and Cathy Kienle are offering as grand prize a choice of a 2012 Audi A4, Audi Q5, Mercedes-Benz GLK350, Mercedes-Benz C250, two Fiats, two Smart cars, or a Sprinter commercial van, Atienza said.

Other prizes to be awarded include a white gold diamond bracelet valued at $2,500 provided by K. Norris Jewelers and a men's Mercedes-Benz Watch, valued at $450, Atienza said.

"This is just another great way to show our support for Children's Hospital, which treats thousands of children every year," Cathy Kienle said. "Our children are the most important treasures. We must take great care of them."

Last year's opportunity drawing raised $73,600 for Loma Linda University Children's Hospital, Atienza said.

"We feel fortunate to be a part of a community that takes care of our children and allows our business to prosper, so we can continue to support Loma Linda University Children?s Hospital," Steve Kienle said. "The prizes are awesome, but even to those who don't win, they will have the satisfaction of knowing that they helped some wonderful kids at Children's Hospital."

For the past 17 years, the Kienles have hosted and staged the Walter's Children's Charity Classic Golf Tournament, which has raised nearly $3 million for Loma Linda University Children's Hospital, Atienza said.

Funds raised from the tournament have supported critical areas at Children's Hospital, including the pediatric hematology/oncology unit, cardiac intensive care unit, the neonatal intensive care unit, and the pediatric intensive care unit, Atienza said.

"We are delighted that the kids at Loma Linda University Children?s Hospital will again benefit from the kindness and generosity of Steve and Cathy Kienle, and the people who are participating in this wonderful opportunity drawing," Children's Hospital administrator Zareh Sarrafian said. "It is with their help, though initiatives like this, that we are able to provide the best care and treatment for our children."

To purchase tickets for the drawing, visit www.lomalindacar.org or call Loma Linda University Children's Hospital Foundation at (909) 558-3528.

For more information about Walter's Automotive Group, visit www.waltersautogroup.com or www.waltsmb.com.

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Rebecca Adlington determined to fight to defend ... - BBC World News

Defending Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington has vowed to fight to retain her 800m freestyle crown after claiming bronze in the 400m freestyle on Sunday night. Rebecca Adlington followed up her 400m freestyle gold in Beijing with a bronze in London (Picture: Reuters) Adlington, who was also defending champion in the 400m event, swam a superb race to finish third behind France?s Camille Muffat and American Allison Schmitt from lane eight in the Aquatic Centre. But the British swimmer knows she will have her work cut out to get on the podium again on Friday. ?I?m going to have to fight like hell to get a medal. I know the 800m is going to be a fight, exactly the same as the 400m. ?I know it?s going to be extremely tough but I am going to try my absolute hardest, just as I did on Sunday, and hopefully the crowd can pick me up as they did then and I can pick up that performance.? Elsewhere in the pool, Briton Gemma Spofforth will be out to defend her world record in the women?s 100m backstroke, Liam Tancock is in action in the men?s 100m backstroke final, while Robbie Renwick will also be going for gold in the men?s 200m freestyle. Pictures: View more images from Day 2 at the Aquatic Centre here

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Communications & Events Manager - Americans for the Arts Job Bank



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Salary: 30,000.00 - 38,000.00 Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Employer: Communications & Events Manager Type: Full Time - Experienced
Categories: Communications/Public Relations, Events/Meeting Management, Marketing Required Education: 4 Year Degree

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The spirit and programs of the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts are based on the conviction that exceptional talent deserves to be supported. Our practical commitment to this belief is achieved by providing well-equipped studio spaces, living accommodations and a monthly stipend to artists who are awarded residencies. These artists come from around the world to work within a supportive community of like-minded people. The atmosphere and environment offer an ideal situation for creative growth and experimentation and encourage artists to confront new challenges.

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Communications and Events Manager

The Bemis Center is seeking a communications professional with experience in both traditional and social media. We?re looking for a versatile writer who can tailor our message to fit any platform, from traditional press packets to 140-character tweets. Are you a proficient manager, capable of taking complex projects from conception to completion with remarkable deadline sensitivity? Now?s your chance to join Omaha?s premiere contemporary arts organization.

Job Summary

The Communications and Events Manager for the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts is an integral part of the Bemis Center?s Marketing team. Primary responsibilities include the development and distribution of publicity, marketing materials and managing internal and external events. This position will work directly with the Media Director and the Director of Operations to ensure the ongoing viability and promotion of the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts. The Communications and Events Manager reports directly to the Executive Director.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

Communications

  • Develop clear, concise copy and content for press releases, website updates, print materials and social media networks ensuring consistent messaging across all platforms
  • Establish and maintain ongoing relationships with key online, print and broadcast media representatives
  • Identify and solicit media opportunities for special events, exhibition openings, individual artists and staff members
  • Promote organization at events and in media interviews
  • Distribute news releases and media alerts and follow-up with phone and email communications
  • Arrange interviews with print, television and radio media representatives.
  • Maintain photo and video image files to facilitate print and digital media requests. Track all print and digital media for archival purposes
  • Identify and develop new media contacts and maintain database of local, regional, national and international press contacts

Events

  • Manage Bemis Center master calendar of all events and programs
  • Develop and implement internal and external events budget
  • Maintain event business development with new and established customers
  • Work with vendors, caterers and clients to plan and execute external events Work directly with Bemis Center staff to plan and execute internal events
  • Manage Bemis Center master art auction calendar and timeline
NOTES:
Additional Salary Information:
    Full-time exempt position
  • Salary depends on experience
  • Employer paid life insurance for all full-time employees
  • Health and medical benefits offered
  • Voluntary vision benefit offered
  • 9 recognized national holidays
  • Access to a fitness center
  • Flexible schedule
  • Accrued paid time off (carries over annually)
  • Business casual atmosphere
  • Creative, dynamic atmosphere

Qualifications
  • Excellent verbal and written communications skills
  • Experience in copy writing preferred
  • Experience in event planning and coordination preferred
  • Strong customer service skills with the ability to create and build relationships
  • Must be highly organized, detail-oriented, self-motivated and proactive
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Ability to work flexible schedule including some nights and weekends
  • Must be able to work within given deadlines
  • Proven public speaking skills to both small and large groups
  • Must possess high-energy, outgoing personality
  • Must be able to lift 20lbs
  • Experience working with Microsoft Office, Adobe, Gmail and Google Documents and Calendar
  • Bachelor?s Degree in Art, Journalism, Communications or Marketing, or equivalent years of experience in those fields

Please send a letter of interest, resum? and any inquiries to Aileen Tobin, Director of Operations.



Communications & Events Manager

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Monday, July 30, 2012

This Friday?s Facebook Ecosystem CrunchUp: Come Learn What?s Working For Airbnb And SongPop

crunchup2012-wide-for-wp-1Facebook is still huge and growing -- it added another 50 million users this past quarter, and it's about to break the one-billion-humans mark. But it still has to figure out how to survive on mobile.?So we're focusing on Facebook and its developer ecosystem at our annual CrunchUp event this Friday in Redwood City, Calif. Our aim is to detail what?s working and what?s not, so entrepreneurs can better strategize how to think about Facebook when building their companies. Get your?Facebook Ecosystem CrunchUp?tickets now! They can be?found here. Some mobile-savvy startups are getting big growth from Facebook's platform.?One of them is the music game SongPop. It now has more than 2.7 million daily active users and 11.4 million monthly active users via Facebook, and it's also a top free app in the Apple App Store. I'll be trying to get all the secrets to its success out of its creator, Mathieu Nouzareth, this Friday as part of our panel on Facebook's platform.

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Healthy Food Menu ? All About Italian Food

How to plan your meals with our Italian ideas.

healthy food menu

It is pretty easy to find healthy food menus, often the harder part is to be able to prepare them. Or to find some uncommon ingredients.

If you turn to Italian food, it is pretty simple to prepare quick and easy healthy dishes as the ingredients are available on most countries. This cuisine contribution is one of the most important (together with Greek one) to Mediterranean diet, synonym of healthy diet.

For breakfast, prepare a whole grain bread recipe and eat it with fruit marmalade, coffee and low fat milk. Prefer fructose to white sugar or artificial sweeteners.

Eat a low fat yogurt or a fruit in the middle of the morning. The same for middle afternoon.

For lunch, prepare a pasta recipe using extra virgin olive oil, such as:

? Pasta with homemade tomato sauce recipe, where you have tomatoes and olive oil, both present in the 10 healthiest foods list!

? Garlic pasta recipe, using another prized food as garlic and olive oil;

Try this match of broccoli and pasta. Broccoli is known worldwide for its health benefits, but often people do not eat it because do not know how to cook it in a tasty way. Well, this recipe will please even the kids!

Most of these recipes contain cheese that adding proteins makes them a complete meal.

As a starter prepare a Parma raw ham and melon, a fresh and light choice.

For dinner, you can always eat a first course such as the suggested ones above, or, if you are dieting and prefer to eat only proteins, prepare a grilled tuna steak or eat some Parma raw ham together with a vegetable or tomato salad.

If you use the oven instead of frying, a chicken parmesan is a good choice too, as it has lean meat, bread crumbs, egg, tomato sauce and cheese.

For a vegetarian dinner, the baked eggplant recipe is a good choice.

For dessert, try the zabaglione recipe. A fulfilling cream that contains less than 200 calories and is prepared with just fresh eggs, sugar and wine.

Buon appetito!

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Sunday, July 29, 2012

Phoenix-based, non-profit bath and beauty products company run ...

PHOENIX ? A Phoenix-based, nonprofit bath and beauty products company is run almost entirely by people who used to be homeless.

Just B ? B Just produces a line of soaps, shower gels, lip balms and candles.

The company is operated by Lodestar Day Resource Center and is one of 16 agencies housed on the 11-acre Human Services Campus in Phoenix, which aids the Phoenix metropolitan area?s homeless community.

Officials tell The Arizona Republic (http://bit.ly/QdcEE5) that Just B ? B Just seeks to end the cycle of poverty and homelessness by employing homeless individuals and then training them in business, social and life skills.

?Everything in some form that we do, at least the final processing, is done right here in downtown Phoenix,? said Michael Tapscott, special projects manager at the resource center. ?Truly, 100 percent goes back into the non-profit company that hires homeless individuals and trains them.?

Tapscott hopes getting Just B ? B Just products in retail outlets spurs growth.

?I want them to participate in making successes and failures,? he said of Just B ? B Just?s four employees and numerous volunteers. ?They?re truly running a company.?

Tapscott said Just B ? B Just is ?a true non-profit business that provides both an immediate and long-term solution to homelessness.?

?We believe that the long-term solutions towards ending homelessness are educating people in business, life and social skills,? he added.

Every product of Just B ? B Just is produced, at least in part, at the Human Services Campus. Tapscott said the skills the company teaches go beyond selling grooming products.

?Selling soap is the same as selling cars, as selling computers. Essentially, there?s no difference,? he said.

Just B ? B Just employees learn about profit-margin statements, computer skills and other employable skills, according to Tapscott said.

?When you live on the streets, you?re no better or worse than anyone else, but you learn a different skill set ? survival,? he said. ?So when people come on to Just B, we try to teach them the skills that most of us were taught by our parents and early employers that we don?t even think about.?

The earliest days of Just B ? B Just began about three years ago. A product was first presented at a private corporate event, where it was a hit.

Since then, Just B ? B Just products have been sold at farmers markets, other private events and some small businesses. The positive response encouraged Lodestar Day Resource Center to contact Whole Foods Market.

Theresa Sarna, marketing supervisor of Whole Foods, said supporting a company that provides jobs for the homeless aligns well with the grocery chain?s mission of supporting socially conscious businesses.

?For us to bring Just B into the stores is a no-brainer. It just made sense. It?s a perfect partnership,? she said. ?It?s something our customers can purchase and get a great quality product while directly affecting their local community.?

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Information from: The Arizona Republic, http://www.azcentral.com

(Story distributed by The Associated Press)

Source: http://ezfinder.net/beauty-information/phoenix-based-non-profit-bath-and-beauty-products-company-run-almost/

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wasps nest removal, pest control in Islington - IdeaMarketers.com











Every year, it is not unusual to see wasp nests at home. They usually build their nests in an old roof, unused corner or gutter area, and become more aggressive and prominent during late summer or early autumn. When disturbed and provoked, wasps can get aggravated and can sting. And unless you know the proper and safe way of removing wasp nests, hiring people who specialize in pest control can save you a lot of trouble.

According to The British Beekeepers Association, majority of insect bites and stings in the UK are brought about by wasps. This trend makes it all the more important for you to hire professionals in pest control soon as you see wasps hovering around your area. And if you live in Islington or nearby towns and cities, you are in luck as there are several professionals for pest control in Islington. Companies specializing in pest control in Islington have a team of experts who are trained to eliminate wasps and wasp nests, and at the same time prevent them from coming back. First thing that a professional would do is to make a survey of your area, identify sources of wasps, make an assessment, and then decide on the proper, and the safest and most effective approach to removing the wasps and their nests.

Experts have access to the most advanced tools and equipment for proper and safe wasp nest removal, as well as to specialized insecticides that are not readily available in the market. While some wasps nest removal professionals use insecticide sprays, some professionals may also use poisonous powder that prevents wasp aggravation and disturbance.

Experts in pest control do not only eliminate the wasps, but also the source -- their nests. Different companies specializing in pest control may use different methods. While some just knock down the nest, some block the entrance. But especially in severe cases, professional pest control in Islington may use small explosives to completely eliminate the nest.

What could be the best part of hiring a professional is that everything can be done on a single visit. Soon as you see traces of wasps hovering in your area, make an appointment with an expert, and in no time, your area is safe again and you will never have to worry about wasp stings.

The cost of hiring an expert in controlling pests depends on different factors. These include the company you hire, the size and number of nests to be removed, and the location of the nest. On average, private companies charge around ?50 to remove one nest, and gets higher for subsequent nests. Removing wasp nests is no easy job. Especially if you have found huge nests and several of them, you may already need to hire people specializing in pest control in Islington, who do not just have the right knowledge and skills but also have the proper equipment and personal protective equipment.

A trusted company specializing in pest control in Islingtonis not only equipped with proper equipment but is also experienced in safely and efficiently removing wasps. If you want to totally get rid of wasps in your home, visit our website to learn more about wasps nest removal and control, or make an appointment with us to completely eliminate those wasps in and around your property.

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Will the UN reverse its ivory ban?

Delegates overseeing a worldwide endangered species treaty have adopted a plan to allow ivory to be legally traded on the global market.

By Associated Press / July 27, 2012

In this 2011 photo, a sixteen-day-old elephant enjoys the sun at an elephant breeding center in southern Nepal.

Niranjan Shrestha/AP

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Delegates overseeing a 175-nation endangered species treaty adopted measures Friday intended to curb smuggling of elephant ivory and rhino horn, including a new plan to eventually allow ivory to be legally traded again in global markets.

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The plan for allowing ivory to be traded legally for the first time in more than two decades will be fine-tuned and presented again in October, then considered for final approval next March in Bangkok. It was among the most hotly debated items at a weeklong meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, known as CITES, that ended Friday.

Some 300 delegates in Geneva agreed by consensus to a series of measures and sanctions on trade in endangered species. The ivory plan envisions a resumption in trading only from existing stocks gathered from elephants that have died as a result of natural causes.

A global ban on ivory trading took effect in 1989 to curb elephant poaching in Africa, but in the past decade the problem grew again with rising Asian demand for ivory chopsticks, statues and jewelry.

The long-running global debate over elephants has focused on the benefits of raising revenue from legal ivory sales that could be used to pay for conservation measures and ways of protecting local communities that live in close proximity to large and sometimes dangerous animals.

Proponents also have argued that legalizing the trade could dampen prices and, therefore, demand for ivory on the black market, but some conservation groups have said they remain skeptical that it will work and that in fact sales could only increase poaching. No culling or poaching would be authorized under the plan.

Much of the focus was on how to strengthen enforcement while also dampening consumer demand. Delegates agreed that effected nations must do more to control their markets and combat international ivory smuggling.

"You may say that there has been a sort of polarization here (over ivory) ? will you ban it totally, or will you allow something and if you allow something, you may also encourage smuggling," said Oystein Storkersen, the head of nature management in Norway who chairs one of CITES' main committees, told reporters. "As long as there is strong demand in the consumer countries, we probably will see people willing to risk going for ivory in the source countries."

Delegates also agreed to require that Vietnam, one of the biggest consumers of rhino horn, report back by September on how it is cracking down and to verify that rhino hunting trophies are taken for non-commercial reasons.

In parts of Asia, such as Vietnam, rhino horn can fetch the equivalent of U.S. street values for cocaine. It is crushed and consumed by people who believe it can cure diseases including cancer, fever and even hangovers, but doctors generally dispute that.

Delegates suspended trade in five reptiles ? the African chameleon in Niger, Fea's chameleon in Equatorial Guinea, the girdled lizard in Mozambique, and the yellow-headed temple turtle and orange-headed temple turtle in Laos ? and one African tree, teak, in Ivory Coast.

Delegates also decided to monitor crocodiles in Colombia, birds from the Solomon Islands, and a dozen other captive-breeding and ranching operations around the world.

But they agreed to lift previous suspensions and allow sustainable trade to resume for African teak and cherry in Congo, and for African grey parrots in Cameroon.

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.

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Stigma ? Think Different

[First draft - will there be updates?]

Let?s talk about stigma. Specifically, let?s talk about the stigma organisations feel in admitting there?s anything wrong with them. I mean, customers will feel disturbed and anxious, won?t they? How would you feel if one of your suppliers admitted they weren?t perfect? That admission might come as a shock. If they hadn?t ?fessed up to it, you would still be thinking they were perfect, wouldn?t you??Deflated illusions, shattered dreams. Heroes with feet of clay.

Or maybe we should just be more realistic? It?s an old adage of therapy that folks who don?t admit to a problem rarely make much progress in dealing with their issues.

Tough, Man

Traditionally, organisations seem to think that they must promote a Marlboro Man ideal ? tough, independent and unemotional. And incompatible with even the consideration that there might be scope for improvement.

I have heard folks express disconcert at the very idea that there might be something ?wrong? with their organisations, that they might need therapy. These concerns are widespread, and real ? if rarely voiced.

Out of Touch

Organisations have emotions, and emotional states. We?ve all heard folks describe their organisations as e.g. ?happy?, ?sick, ?dour?, etc.. And, almost by definition, organisations are rarely in touch with their emotions. Being out of touch, most organisations do not even realise that they are, for example, depressed or otherwise emotionally challenged. Maybe we can co-opt the term ??normative organisational alexithymia? -?literally ?without words for emotions? -?to describe this phenomenon?

Received Wisdom

Many organisations learn from their peers that they are not supposed to show vulnerability, or imperfection. They learn to suppress or hide their inadequacies, so much that they are genuinely unaware of both their emotional state (not the mention their relative effectiveness) and how to express that emotional state in words.

Even when an organisation comes to realise its emotional state, and the effect this is having on e.g. effectiveness, employee engagement, customer relations, and the bottom line, it is still unlikely to seek help ? and highly unlikely to seek any kind of therapy.

To benefit from therapy, an organisation must admit that it needs help, must form a bond of trust with the therapist, and must openly discuss and express emotion. These requirements?conflict with traditional ideals of what it means to be in business: toughness, independence and absence of emotion.

Social Norms

Some organisations may also worry that customers, peers, and even society at large, will look down on any organisation that can?t ?tough it out? on its own, and that seeking ? or even needing ? help is not ?normal?, ?healthy? organisational behaviour. Even organisations who do seek therapy may worry about what others think of their choice.

In general, organisations are much more likely to seek help with problems that they think are normative ? that is, problems that many other organisations share (and seek help with).

If an organisation perceives that being depressed or otherwise dysfunctional is not ?normal,? then even if it does try to get help it may feel shamed and aberrant. So, instead, it might try to keep its depression or dysfunction(s) quiet, and maybe self-medicate with palliative interventions.

What Can We Do?

One way to convince more organisations to seek help, then, is to demonstrate that the things they need help with are ?normal.? In this regard, we might take a cue from the erectile dysfunction drug industry:

?Men are going in to see their doctors much more about erectile dysfunction now, after the ads for Viagra and other drugs, because there?s so much more awareness?

This, in a nutshell, is what Rightshifting is all about. Demonstrating that ineffectiveness is normal, and increasing organisations? awareness of what effectiveness means.

We can also work to make more palatable the words we use in describing therapy, and emphasise e.g. self-help, organisational capabilities, and achievement.

Is it reasonable to expect that organisations will ever acquire the capability to self-counsel and self-treat? Maybe some, now, and maybe in a hundred years, more. But until the majority do, there will be a role for specialist therapists, and a need for organisations to seek help.

What are the contexts that influence organisations to seek help, and why? That?s the challenge for us all to figure out, in terms of both theory and practise. Right now, we don?t seem to have even the beginnings of the answers.

- Bob

Further Reading

Helping Men to Help Themselves?- How help-seeking is gender-related
Therapist Self-Disclosure Decreases Stigma of Therapy for Clients ? Online article
Don?t ask, Don?t tell: The Stigma of Going to Therapy ? Online Article
The Stigma of Therapy ? Online article
Is There a Social Stigma Associated With the Words Psychotherapy, Therapy, and Counselling? ? Blog post

Source: http://flowchainsensei.wordpress.com/2012/07/29/stigma/

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Saturday, July 28, 2012

Queen tours Olympic Park after debut as Bond Girl

Queen Elizabeth II meets athlete Nick Willis and other members of the New Zealand Olympic team, as she tours the Athletes Village dining hall at the Olympic Park, in London, Saturday July 28, 2012. (AP Photo/John Stillwell, Pool)

Queen Elizabeth II meets athlete Nick Willis and other members of the New Zealand Olympic team, as she tours the Athletes Village dining hall at the Olympic Park, in London, Saturday July 28, 2012. (AP Photo/John Stillwell, Pool)

Queen Elizabeth II is shown the Olympic Stadium by London Mayor Boris Johnson from the top of the Orbit, during a short tour of the Olympic site in Stratford east London, Saturday July 28, 2012. (AP Photo/John Stillwell, Pool)

Queen Elizabeth II watches the morning session of swimming competitions at the Aquatics Centre in London during the 2012 Summer Olympics on Saturday, July 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Martin Rickett, PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT; NO SALES; NO ARCHIVE

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II waves to spectators inside the Aquatics center during a visit to the Olympic Park at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 28, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II waves to spectators inside the Aquatics center during a visit to the Olympic Park at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 28, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

(AP) ? Fresh from her star turn as the latest Bond Girl, Queen Elizabeth II returned to Olympic Park for an encore Saturday, while the usually biting British press gave a resounding review: We are amused.

The queen visited with fawning British Olympians in the athletes village and rode to the top of the 377-foot (115-meter) Orbit tower beside the stadium, where on Friday night she officially opened the 2012 Games. Her husband, Prince Philip, and London Mayor Boris Johnson accompanied her.

Dressed in a royal blue silk dress, crepe coat and matching hat, the queen could be heard remarking at the views of the London skyline and countryside. She wore a brooch given to her in 1948 ? the last time London hosted the Olympics and four years before her accession to the throne.

In describing her role in the opening ceremony, created by director Danny Boyle, Johnson said the queen had told him she was "very, very impressed with the success of her first film appearance, her first dramatic venture. It was very funny and seems to have gone down particularly well with the international audiences."

And, it seems, with the British media.

The Guardian called the queen's appearance "one of the highlights of Danny Boyle's tumultuously inventive opening ceremony of the 2012 Games. ... Now, thanks to Boyle, we really have seen everything."

"I was worried that there was too much self-parody, that the world might be laughing at us," wrote columnist Giles Coren in The Times of London. "But they were laughing with us. They were silently awed."

The show-stopping moment featured the queen making her acting debut alongside Daniel Craig, who portrayed James Bond in a film beamed into the stadium.

Boyle's production showed Bond striding into Buckingham Palace to escort his VIP guest to the Olympic ceremony. Many had expected a famous actress to play the role of the queen, and there was an audible gasped as the real-life royal was seen to swivel round in her desk chair and declare: "Good evening, Mr. Bond."

Buckingham Palace confirmed that the 86-year-old monarch agreed last year to participate. The filming took place at the palace in March and April and featured two of the queen's corgi dogs: Monty and Holly.

At the end of the film segment, two stuntmen dressed as Bond and the queen parachuted from a helicopter into the stadium, and moments later Elizabeth and Philip emerged in the stands.

Boyle told NBC television that the queen had been a natural. "You don't have to tell her something twice," he said. "She picks it up straight away, about cameras and angles."

The sequence has already provided the defining images of the games, according to the Daily Telegraph in Australia, where the queen also reigns.

"A few hundred years ago director Danny Boyle could have been sent to the Tower for even suggesting such treason," the Sydney newspaper said. "But as if to show how far England and the monarchy have come in that time, Her Majesty not only let Boyle get away with it. She was actually in on the joke."

The German newspaper Die Welt wrote that "often seen as reserved and unapproachable, the queen changed all that alongside James Bond."

The queen offered more surprises Saturday as she met about 150 members of the British Olympic team. Spectators took in the scene from balconies draped in Union Jack flags.

"For her to come through and meet the athletes, and see where we're living, it was amazing," said Rose Anderson, 24, a member of the women's basketball team.

"She went inside one of the athletes' bedrooms and chatted to us. It was just awesome, especially after last night," she said. "Last night will never be topped. I'll never get an experience like that again, and then this will never be topped either."

The queen also met athletes from other nations in the dining hall.

"She's beautiful," said Jess Fox, who competes for Australia in the canoe slalom. "We saw her from afar last night in the stadium, but it was amazing to see her like this."

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Rob Harris in London contributed to this report.

Associated Press

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There are many ways to lose weight, but the easiest and healthiest way is by taking it slow and making gradual lifestyle and dietary changes. However, there are also fast and healthy ways to lose weight, but it will take more determination and hard work.

Reduce Calories

Start by eliminating empty calorie foods such as donuts, cookies and cakes, and replace them with low calorie, nutrient rich foods such as fruits and vegetables.

To avoid hunger, add in avocados, coconuts and nuts and seeds. These foods are high in calories, but they are also very filling, and thus they can actually help to reduce the overall calorie intake, especially when added in with leaf vegetables.

Juice diet (Juice Fast)

The juice diet is probably one of the best ways to lose weight fast, as it can help to lose up to a pound a day or more. The diet involves drinking freshly made fruit and vegetables juices for a short period of time. Those who have never done a juice fast before, may only want to stay on the diet for a day or so. Then as the body gets used to the diet, it can then be continued for up to 2 weeks or longer. The longer one stays on the diet, the more weight can be lost.

The only downfall of the juice diet is that some of the weight may come back if a healthy diet is not maintained afterwards.

High Fiber Foods

Plant-based foods are high in fiber, and thus they can help to clean out the digestive tract, and eliminate all kinds of digestive problems such as constipation, diarrhea, gas and bloating. When the digestive system works properly, weight can be lost more efficiently.

In addition, high fiber foods also help to increase the metabolism, which is essential when it comes to weight loss.

Avoid Fluids High in Sugar and Caffeine

Fluids are absolutely essential when it comes to weight loss, but they need to be clean fluids such as water, herbal tea and freshly made fruit and vegetables juices.

Sodas and commercially packaged drinks are high in sugar, and contain unnecessary calories and/or other harmful ingredients that contribute to weight gain. Caffeine not only dehydrates, but it also increases appetite and food cravings. Thus those drinks should be avoided by those who are trying to lose weight fast.

Lots of exercise

Getting lots of exercise is also very important, but at the same time, it is just as important not to overdo it, as that could have adverse effects. An hour a day, 3-5 days a week is all that is needed for maximum results.

Running and other cardio exercises along with moderate strength training are great for helping to retain muscle mass and burn off excess fat cells.

Reduce Stress

Studies have shown that reducing stress can help in weight loss, as it reduces the production of cortisol. Cortisol is a hormone that is needed in order for the body to cope with stress. But when stress is not eliminated, then the body produces excess amounts of cortisol, which then contributes to weight gain.

Simple ways to reduce stress are to get plenty of rest and sleep, as well as meditation and simple yoga exercises.

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What Is Pinterest And How Can It Help My Local Business? | Internet ...

Online and digital marketing is a diverse and innovative way to advertise. Its inexpensive setup costs make it the ideal solution for small and local businesses who want to compete with larger companies.

Social media sites in particular allow organizations to reach out to huge numbers of people even on a limited budget. One of the most exciting online marketing platforms is Pinterest.

Pinterest differs from most other social networks because its main focus is on sharing images rather than staying in touch with friends. This revolutionary take on social media is incredibly useful for small businesses. The site describes itself as a way to ?discover new things and get inspiration from people who share your interest?. Read on to find out how joining this product-based social network could benefit your company.

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What Is Pinterest?

Pinterest is a virtual pinboard which allows people to add ?pins? (images) of things that interest them from around the internet. People create their own pinboards on subjects like fashion, decoration, crafts, and cooking. Pins can be images of anything including graphics, photographs, products, and brands. Users can interact with each other buy following a person, liking a pin or pinboard, or re-pinning an image.

Some large online stores are now using the site as a virtual store front. On a smaller scale, local businesses can utilize this platform to spread images and information. It is particularly valuable for art or design based trades, but any business that can produce interesting images of their products or skills can benefit. Restaurants, manufacturers, shops, charities, and service providers are all able to use the site successfully.

Pinterest which was set up in 2010 was the fastest site ever to reach the 10 million unique visitors mark. It has continued to grow in popularity and it now receives over 18 million unique visitors a month.

Creating A Pinerest Marketing Strategy

Images are a powerful marketing tool so the advertising potential of Pinterest should not be underestimated. Creating a clear and concise plan that will help you to develop and maintain your Pinterest account is important. Here are a few of the factors that a successful strategy should include:

- Setting up your business?s Pinterest page

Add visually appealing pictures to your Pinterest pinboards that will capture people?s attention and make your pages popular. You can then divert this traffic to your official website by adding links between pinned images and relevant web pages. Pinterest encourage users to keep original source links for each pin, so even if it is re-pinned onto another user?s pinboard, potential customers will still be able to follow it back to your business?s site.

- Getting followers

Building up followers is the best way to ensure that you have a large audience for your product images. Competitions are one of the most effective ways of doing this in a short period of time. Competitions could reward the person who re-pins the most of your content or be a prize draw among anyone who likes one of your pins.

Another way to build up followers is to include interesting images from external sources as well as from your own site. You may not get the same immediate benefits from this, but you can insure that your pinboard remains fresh and interesting.
- Connect with your website

By using a downloadable Pinterest badge you can create an easily recognizable link from your official website to your pinterest page. Here customers can get a snapshot of your products or even choose to become your follower.

Users can install a ?Pin-it? button on their own web browser to take images from your website and add it to their pinboards. The Pin-it function automatically credits your site as the original source and creates a backlink. Your products are advertised by Pinterest users for free, and by displaying a Pinterest badge you can encourage them to do so.

The Results Of A Successful Pinterest Marketing Strategy

There are many benefits that can result from a successful and professional marketing strategy on Pinterest. Here are just a few:

- More sales

Increased sales are the ultimate aim of nearly all advertising strategies. Fortunately, a well-presented Pinterest pinboard, which features links between product pins and the relevant sales page on your official website, can convert followers into sale more successfully than almost any other social media network.

Fashion site Bottica reported that the average spend from users inbound from Pinterest was $180 compared to just $85 from Facebook. A similar trend is reported by other online traders.

- Brand awareness

Images are powerful, and through them you can use Pinterest, not only to advertise your services, but also to inform customers about your company?s ethics and influences. Your pinboard, which can appear in Google searches, is a creative way to engage customers and create a deeper relationship with them.

- Interconnected social media marketing

Keeping up with many different social media sites can become a chore for small businesses. Fortunately, your Pinterest page can be added to your Facebook timeline and to personal blogs, so that when you create new content on one site you can easily update all of them.

- Understanding

Customers can choose to ?like? your pins and leave comments on them. You can also annotate pins with open questions if you would like to find out specific information from your followers. Reading this information will provide you with a more complete understanding of the popularity and general opinions of your products. By assessing which of your product images was the most re-pinned or liked, you can develop a clearer idea about future development within your business.

How To Get Started With Pinterest

Implementing a Pinterest strategy is a perfect way to boost your sales, increase you customer understanding, and create more meaningful brand awareness. However, some business owners can find the process difficult, especially when they have little experience in the area. Unfortunately, a badly organised marketing strategy can struggle to build up followers, and swamping the site with too many images can frustrate existing fans.

Turning to an online marketing specialist to develop and manage your Pinterest site and its connections to your existing website is an ideal solution. Advertising experts can make sure that your Pinterest boards are interesting, positive, and most importantly increase your revenue.

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No matter how you stack it, there are a variety of ways to make money online (and no, we?re not talking about those ?make money online? scams that promise mega millions overnight). Of course, a majority of online entrepreneurs have a website that allows them to generate income in whatever niche or market they decide. It?s practically essential to have a website if you want to earn any serious money online or offline now days.
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With the user base of the internet growing more and more each day, more people are building a passive monthly income by owning and operating a fleet of websites. Like real estate investors rather than build websites on their own, many savvy investors are in the business of buying websites that are already established.
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Unfortunately, it isn?t as easy as taking a wad of cash and throwing it at any revenue generating website ? there are a few special techniques involved (although not difficult) that you?ll need to learn before jumping into the website buying game. Just like any business investor, you need to be able to have an eye for potential, seeking sites you can purchase at bargain prices that require minimal tweaking for maximum earning potential.
Finding websites to purchase is a fairly simple process. Various auction sites (such as Flippa.com or eBay) are the normal places to find deals on websites that perform. In fact, the real bargains are never exposed to the general public. The best way to get your hands on top performing websites for a steal is to be on the inside and learn the insider secrets.
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Queen did Olympic sketch 'in one take'

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II pulled off her acting role in the Olympics opening ceremony "in one take", a BBC official said Saturday.

The 86-year-old monarch was shown in a pre-filmed sequence in which actor Daniel Craig, playing fictional British super-spy James Bond, arrived at Buckingham Palace in a taxi to escort the queen by helicopter to the ceremony.

The Queen, accompanied by her corgi dogs, greeted Craig with the words: "Good evening Mr Bond."

Real helicopters then appeared over the Olympic Stadium during Friday's spectacular and parachutists playing Bond and the sovereign jumped out, just before Queen Elizabeth entered the stadium, wearing the same outfit.

It was one of the highlights of the show.

Nicholas Brown, the British Broadcasting Corporation's director of drama production, said the sovereign gave a flawless performance.

"She got it in one take," The Daily Telegraph newspaper quoted him as saying.

"That's what she does, and she does it very well. She is a professional."

"It was extraordinary to have the two (Queen Elizabeth and Craig) together with the corgis.

"The palace was terrific about the shoot and we were delighted and honoured that the queen was involved."

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Hearing Aid Assessment: What to Expect | Hearing


Health and Fitness | Hearing | * Written by Diana Worthy | Friday, 27 July 2012 17:33 | Word Count: 562

Upon making the decision to have an evaluation of your candidacy for hearing aids, there are a few things you should be able to expect. A thorough, detailed hearing assessment should be completed. There is typically associated charges, but ask your hearing healthcare provider's office when scheduling the appointment. Not all insurance companies will cover auditory evaluations. Overall the appointment can be expected to last 30-60 minutes.

You will most likely be asked to provide a history of your medical and hearing health. Medical conditions and even medications you are taking can affect your hearing. Thus, it is important that you are open, candid, and thorough in your history. The main goal of the initial evaluation will be to rule out any medically treatable or non-treatable conditions prior to determining your amplification candidacy.

Otoscopy will be performed prior to your hearing evaluation. This simply involves the hearing healthcare professional taking a lighted magnifier (otoscope), gently pulling back on your ear, and looking into your ear canal. They will be looking for signs of any excessive or impacted wax or other visible outer and middle ear conditions. Once the ears are determined clear for testing, the actual behavioral testing will begin.

You should be seated comfortably in a sound booth or sound-proof room. While some providers may suggest a quiet room is enough for making test measurements, results cannot necessarily be deemed valid or accurate. Ambient noise levels in these situations may make your results appear worse than they are. A variety of tests may be completed based on your hearing needs.

Pure tone audiometry is almost always completed. This is a behavioral test of your hearing sensitivity in each ear. You hear tones that get softer, and will be asked to indicate when the sound was heard (e.g., "raise your hand each time you hear a sound").

Other testing may include evaluation of your loudness discomfort level to determine your tolerance to loud sound; speech testing and speech-in-noise testing to measure your ability to detect speech and understand speech in the presence of background noise; and/or acceptable noise level evaluation to determine your background noise tolerance. Some clinics may also take objective measurements of your middle ear and inner ear functioning. Your hearing healthcare provider will be able to determine which test battery is best for you!

You should expect to hear test results immediately following the evaluation. The hearing healthcare professional should provide you with a thorough explanation of your results, including: if a hearing problem is present, the severity of the problem, the possible contributing factors to the loss, information related to medically treatable conditions you may have, and further recommendations for treatment and management. If hearing aids are an option for you, a variety of types and styles of aids will be discussed and recommendations will be made for you!

California Hearing Aid Professionals has served the Glendora, California area and its surrounding communities for several years. We offer a full range of diagnostic and preventative hearing healthcare professional services, including hearing aid screening, evaluations, hearing aids sales and rehabilitative and preventative counseling. We are dedicated to keeping abreast of the latest improvements in technological advancements in the hearing industry and are committed to offering the most current options to our patients. For up-to-date hearing aid information visit California Hearing Aid Professionals Blog.

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Friday, July 27, 2012

TweetDeck updates web-based client with sleeker profiles, enhanced mentions and hashtags

TweetDeck updates webbased client with sleeker profiles, enhanced mentions and hashtags

Now that yesterday's sudden Twitter outage is behind us, it's now time to focus on the blue bird's own, and very popular client, TweetDeck. The all-you-can-tweet service has quietly updated its internet-based client with some minor, but rather eye-pleasing tweaks. For starters, users profiles have received a slight design improvement for an overall "cleaner" look, while hashtags and mentions are now #clickable throughout TweetDeck's web offering. These changes are now live, so head over to the TD site, enter your microblogging credentials and you should be all set to give 'em a whirl.

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Pantech Star Q for Verizon surfaces, offers QWERTY, LTE and Snapdragon S4

Pantech Star Q for Verizon surfaces, offers LTE and Snapdragon S4

This one still isn't completely official just yet, but Android and Me has managed to obtain some pictures and fairly complete details for the Pantech Star Q headed for Verizon -- a device that was first spotted in FCC filings back in April. As you can see, it's a QWERTY slider, and it's said to pack Android 4.0.4, a 1.5 GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor, front and rear-facing cameras (just 3-megapixels 'round back, though), LTE connectivity, and a 4-inch WVGA display. About the only key details missing are a price and release date, but Android and Me surmises it'll run $99 on-contract with a launch any time now -- both of which seem like safe guesses.

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Zuck On Facebook?s Mobile Experience: It Gets Better (But We Probably Won?t Make Our Own Phone)

zuckerbergphoneAnyone who has used Facebook on a smartphone or tablet knows that the social network still has a ways to go when it comes to nailing the mobile experience. Turns out that Mark Zuckerberg is well aware of this -- and on the earnings call with investors and analysts this afternoon, he vowed that his team is on it. "I think we're really much closer to the beginning than the end" when it comes to Facebook's mobile development, he said. "If you use the apps today I think they're relatively basic compared to what anybody would want from a Facebook experience on the phone."

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3M net income up in 2Q despite lower sales

NEW YORK (AP) ? 3M, the iconic maker of Post-Its and Scotch Tape, says it managed a slim increase in second-quarter earnings as cost-cutting offset a revenue shortfall.

The St. Paul, Minn., conglomerate maintained its 2012 earnings forecast.

3M posted net income of $1.17 billion, or $1.66 per share, compared with $1.16 billion, or $1.60 per share, a year earlier.

Revenue fell 2 percent to $7.53 billion. A strong U.S. dollar diluted the value of international sales when converted back to the U.S. currency.

Analysts expected net income of $1.65 per share on revenue of $7.79 billion.

3M Co. makes office products along with items ranging from stethoscopes to computer arms. It said sales fell most in its display and graphics segment, which makes films for LCD televisions, stop signs and overhead projectors.

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Sprint's Motorola Photon Q LTE is coming 'very soon' (update)

Sprint's Motorola Photon Q LTE is coming 'very soon' update

During Sprint's earnings call, CEO Dan Hesse revealed that Motorola's Photon Q, the company's latest LTE "world phone" is coming "very soon." The Photon Q is believed to be the Android 4.0-running QWERTY-slider you can see in the image above, but now that the company's head has let the cat out of the bag, we expect more details to roll around very shortly.

Update: Sprint's PR engine has kicked into gear, offering the deep dish on the new handset. It's a super-specced edition of last year's Photon 4G and will indeed offer a QWERTY-sliding experience on Ice Cream Sandwich. Beneath the 4.3-inch ColorBoost display you'll find a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, an 8-megapixel camera and NFC as well as Motorola's Smartactions application to help users extend battery life and anticipate your daily routines. Pricing and availability will be announced within the "next few weeks," but given how excited Dan Hesse sounded, we can't imagine we'll be waiting too long.

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Ad for lead designer at Silicon Valley/San Jose Biz Journal ? SABEW

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Application deadline: Open

Job description: Lead Designer ensures the highest possible design standards
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